2011 Housing & Population Census

Socio economic profile of Rodriguans

Thursday 04 July 2013

Presented by:Ms. N. Gujadhur

Statistician1

OverviewEducational level and literacyLabour force, employment and unemploymentHousehold and living arrangementsDisabilityMarital status of Rodriguans

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Literacy• A literate person=> can with understanding, both read and

write a short sentence in his/her every life.• Literacy rate for population 12+ has improved from 68% to 79%

• Women reported a higher literacy rate than men.• Men are bridging the gap.

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• Literacy Rate for population 12 years and over

has improved from 68% to 79%

Youth literacy rate => population 15-24 years

has improved from 82% to 95%

Literacy rate for population 12 years + will increase more.

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Educational attainment• Both men and women more qualified• There has been a significant increase in the proportion of

Rodriguans who hold a qualification at SC or higher.

• School Certificate or higher has doubled from 10% to 21%

• Tertiary level increased from 0.5% to 1.4%

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Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Employment• From 2000 to 2011, more workers are having job in the Tertiary Sector • -

• In 2011, around 52% of employed persons were engaged in the tertiary sector, e.g. Hotels & restaurant; trade, transport & communication etc.

• The primary sector, i.e. Agriculture with 33% was almost the same.

• The secondary sector,e.g manufacturing sector decreased. 7

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Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Living arrangementsThe number of households increases but their average size decreases

From 2000 to 2011:-

(i) No. of Private Households increased from:

8,600 => 11,300 ~ increase of 30%

(ii) Household size decreased from:

4.2 => 3.6

(iii) No. of female headed household increased from:

1,780 => 3,210 ~ increase of 80%

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Living arrangements of Rodriguans have changed

HH comprising a couple +unmarried children =>51 % in 2000 is becoming less common in 2011 =>42% Persons living alone from 10 to 12%

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Living arrangements

One member HH and Composite HH are more common in Rodrigues Extended HHs almost same in both islands

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Disability In 2011, the number of persons with a disability almost doubled:

from: 1,150 to 2,112; In terms of proportion, the disabled went up from 3.2% to 5.2%

Proportion of people with a disability by age group, Island of Rodrigues,

2000 and 2011 Censuses

• Highest increase among the elderly aged 60 years and over.

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Disability

The most common types of disability reported at Census 2011 were: Walking or climbing stairs only - 30% Seeing even if wearing glasses-12% Walking/climbing stairs and manual activities -10%

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Marital condition deteriorates slightly

Consensually married/ Divorved/Separated and unmarried parent increased from 2000 to 2011.

Single – i.e. those who were never married decreased from 33% to 26%

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Marital status in Rodrigues compared with Mauritius -2011

In Rodrigues, 13% were consensually married as compared to 2% in Mauritius.

Unmarried parent were 4% as compared to 0.3% Divorced/Separated was higher in Rodrigues .

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